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IIONEYDEWS STAKE RACE WINS THE HINATA STAKES IN A THRILLING FINISH AT LEXINGTON. Lady Rotha Runs a Fast Race and Wins Easily — Boy Blue Defeats Tex Fornian by a Nose — Favorites Fare Poorly. Lexington. Ky.. May 7. — Former Senator Johnson X. Camdens I loncydew. :i previous ulaaf I bete in her only start, acceuated fee the Hauata Stakes, far twe-year-etd fillies and featuring todays card, in :: hard drive with Silk Lady :uid Kern 1 laadle . The margin separating the trio at t li * finish v:is :i small oin- with :ill driving to the limit. The winner raa ■ goad race for sin- waa a snt ifiir fruiii int.i ■fereare when Frauds Ciawferd iit acros.i in front f her :in i Merys lost momentary control of her la the stretch turn, which caused her tit saxm awl badly hut she finished hi resolute style Bad outstayed the fust finishing Silk Lady, aad Kern ll:iiiilley. I In re was awaje improvement in tin weather this . fternooii. ::s well ;is in trarfc conditio!,;. It served to bring out aaoth, r exeeUeat atteaaaaee aad was likewise respoasible for some good racing, many of the flalsam being close aad exciting. The backer* again fared poorly, ::s most af their selections met repeated defeat*. Lady Uotha la the haadicap bring the aal] short priced one of the first five 1 ki sere. Her victory V:is :in impressive one. At that had aot Lewder eatalayed the restraining toe-tira he iii.i on Kalitaa, in aa effort to place him, that racer weald have given the winner a more serious problem. Battle itiniisheil aa apatl in the opener when he just managed to down the favorite Helloes. Bay Ilu ■ uinl lev Form an were aal] separate.! by noses in the second, the pair having put ay a rousing stretch atiaule. Uartte, running Queea aad Douglass S. were the aval trio to stage a thriller and finished in the order named. Joe 1». was the favorite in the nice. Ins! In- quit in the atn tch ..nil later was elaimeil by Kill lilt and Karris for si. Ion. Jockeys Shilling and shuttii.gcr were each su Beaded, for the real of the meeting by the starter for dlanardkarr at tin past. John W. Schorrs honea that are here will be shipped to Loaisrille Wednesday. Aadrcw Miller this afternoon stated thiit John McTanart would have tic mount on Ticket in the Derby. teaeorr.bcr Derby Entry Overwhelming Choice. Oaaar Khayyaaia impressive mile ami ■ aaaitti trial yesterday in 2:07.-. over n slow track en-rossed tin- hurst sat as priacipal Derby attention. The trial was regarded ;is a sensational one .inii has caused aa additional aaatber of admirers for the BiUiags representative. The Maeoinber entry, however, continues the overwhebaiag choice in the race and a scarcity of 2 to 1 is now prevalent. Jockey Loftus is said to have remarked yesterday at Louisville •North Star III. is capahle of doing aaythiag asked of him aad will win with ease." It is practically certain that trainer Jen iiings intenils to have at least three representatives 1 in the race. The elimination of Harry Kelly as :; starter in the Kentucky Derb] has caused a wan J lag of owners to secure the services of jockey Crump to ride in the his: fixture. John W. Schorr had the rider under engagement for tin- Derby ami will probably transfer his all to either John S. Ward or W. 15. Jen alaga. Todays arrivals, included the distinguished party af eastern racing men. consisting of AadtCW Miller. Schuyler I., Parsons. II. K. Knapp. Thomas Hitchcock and William Street. They came liy special train and will remain in Kentucky for some time. Others from the east that readied here today included William Smith. Al Khorhack and John I. Hay. 1. M. Chill has transferred the contract he held on the promising apprentice A. Itarrett to C. K. Howe. The rider left for I.ouisviile yesterdav with the Bawe stable. Anotln r K Btacky Derby eligible was numbered among the sure starters this afternoon in Rickety, which will carry the Harry Pnvne Whitney colors and he ridden by K. Robinson. AVork at the Kentucky Association course Sunday was over a slow track and the following were the host moves reported: Aldobaran Mile in 1 :." . Amazon Three-quarters in 1:18. lleauty Spot -Half mile in 52. Rell BtOJ Mile in 1:45. Billy Joe Half mile in 50. ■MM a Velvet Five -eighths in 1:04. Don Thrush — Half mile in 88%. Droll -Half mile in 49. Oaks* Qeorge flee -eighths in 1:05. Impressive — TkMH aaaileis in 1:18. Jink ODowd Utte in 1:55. Nobleman — Three -quarters in 1:17. Ophelia W. — Three-quarters in 1:18. Othello — Three-quarters in 1:20. Sedan — Seven -eighths in 1:20. Trapping — Three -quarters in 1:18. Velvet Joe — Five-eighths in 1:04. Wadsworths Last- Mile ill 1:45. Westy Hogan — Three-quarters in 1:10%. William the Fourth— Half mile in 52%. "Work-outs this morning were over a good and improving track, the following being the best: Belgian Trooi er — Three-quarters in 1:19. Bell Cow— Five-eighths in 1:07. Benjamin — Half mile in 51%. Bert Williams— Five-eighths in 1:04%. Blind Baggage — Three-quarters in 1:10%. Bourbon Lass — Five-eighths in 1 :05. Hrnndywine — Five-eighths in 1:03. Busy Joe — Half mile in 52. Diamond — Five-eighths in 1:02. . Dorothy Dean — Half mile in 49. Gold Color— Mile in 1:48%. Green Jones — Three-quarters in 1:16%. Half and Half— Half mile in 51. Intone — Three-quarters in 1:22. Irregular — Three-quarters in 1:18%. James Foster — Three-eighths in 37%. Julia L. — Five-eighths in 1:04%. Mucmonde — Three-eighths in 37. Mary H.— Half mile in 51. Olga Star— Mile in 1:45%. Plf Jr. — Three-quarters in 1:16%. Prince of Como — Three-quarters in 1:21. Skeptic — Five-eighths in 1:08. Solid Rock — Mile and an eighth in 1:59. Velvet Joe — Mile in 1:46. Waterford— Three -quarters in 1:22. i
